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|cover        = Yar's Revenge cover.jpg
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|title        = Yar's Revenge
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|cover        = Yar's Revenge - Cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Killspace Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Killspace Entertainment}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Gamebryo}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 28, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 28, 2011}}
 
|steam appid  = 99120
 
|steam appid  = 99120
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|steam appid side =  
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|steam appid side =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|gogcom id side =
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|wikipedia    =  
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|mobygames    = yars-revenge_
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|wikipedia    = Yars' Revenge
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = Commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Limited settings.
 +
{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 35 FPS by default. See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]] to raise it.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 99120 | Steam | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 99120 | DRM-free | Can be played without Steam.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-02-18|comment=}}</ref> |  | Windows }}
 
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\win32\AppSettings.ini|{{p|game}}\win32\Config.ini}}
 
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\win32\savegame.svg}}
 
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
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|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = limited
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Anamorphic}} 16:9.
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
−
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]], add the game's executable to your favorites, and then enable {{code|Delay Borderless Window}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-02-18|comment=Without delaying the borderless fullscreen process with Borderless Gaming, the taskbar remains visible.}}</ref>
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = hackable
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Can be forced via GPU control panel.
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = hackable
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = Can be forced via GPU control panel. [[SGSSAA]] however can break certain visual elements.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-02-18|comment=Attempting to hack SGSSAA caused visual glitches such as missing character portraits during mid-stage dialogue and broken effects on the menus.}}</ref>
−
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = hackable
−
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = See [[#Vsync|Vsync]].
 
|60 fps                    = hackable
 
|60 fps                    = hackable
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|60 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 35 FPS; see [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
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|60 fps notes              = 35 FPS cap; see [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = hackable
−
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]]
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =  
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Modify AppSettings.ini|ref=<ref name="Display tweaks">{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-02-18|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open {{file|AppSettings.ini}} with a text editor (e.g. Notepad).
 +
# Find the line {{code|Fullscreen}} and set this to {{code|0}} to run the game in windowed mode.
 +
}}
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 +
===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Modify AppSettings.ini|ref=<ref name="Display tweaks"/>|fix=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open {{file|AppSettings.ini}} with a text editor (e.g. Notepad).
 +
# Find the line {{code|VSync}} and set this to {{code|1}} to enable Vsync.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/99120/discussions/0/517141882718533179/ 60 fps :: Yar's Revenge General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Raise the frame rate cap|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/99120/discussions/0/517141882718533179#c517142253879202003|title=60 fps - Steam Community Disucssions|date=2020-02-18}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open {{file|AppSettings.ini}}.
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# Open {{file|Config.ini}} with a text editor (e.g. Notepad).
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# Set <code>ScreenWidth=</code> and <code>ScreenHeight=</code> to the desired resolution.
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# Find the line {{code|MaxFrameRate}} and raise its value.
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# Change <code>Fullscreen=0</code> to <code>Fullscreen=1</code>
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# Open {{file|config.ini}}.
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'''Notes'''
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# Set <code>MaxFrameRate</code> to <code>60</code>
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{{--}} Increasing the frame rate cap above your display's refresh rate can negatively impact mouse control.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-02-18|comment=Attempted to raise the frame-rate cap to 120 FPS on a 60Hz display caused mouse cursor movement to move slowly whereas mouse movement worked fine at 60 FPS. Cannot be certain if this is true for 120Hz displays with a 120 FPS cap.}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 +
{{Image|Yar's Revenge - Control settings.png|Control settings.}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
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|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
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|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = Uses a pre-defined keyboard and mouse layout that cannot be remapped.
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|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = Also affects controller Y-axis.
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|controller support        = false
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|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =  
 +
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
−
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Uses a pre-defined controller layout that cannot be remapped.
−
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
−
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
−
|xbox prompts notes        =  
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|xbox prompts notes        = Does not use Xbox controller prompts unlike the Xbox 360 version.
−
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
−
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = limited
−
|other controllers notes  =  
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|other controllers notes  = Although supported, the lack of controller remapping causes buttons to mapped incorrectly.
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts      = false
−
|other button prompts notes=  
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|other button prompts notes= PC version only uses keyboard prompts.
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
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|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|haptic feedback notes    = Off by default.
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 +
{{Image|Yar's Revenge - Audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
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|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music, Dialogue
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Spoken dialogue is gibberish while using text.
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play          = true
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|local play players  =  
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|local play players  = 2
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|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Co-op
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|local play notes    =  
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|local play notes    = Requires two controllers.
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|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
−
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
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|shader model versions  =  
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|shader model versions  = 3.0
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|macos 32-bit app      =  
 
|macos 32-bit app      =  
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|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = Wwise
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        = Scaleform
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
−
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo
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|minRAM  =  
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon X2 4400
−
|minHD    =  
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|minRAM  = 1 GB
−
|minGPU  =  
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|minHD    = 1.5 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8600
 +
|minGPU2  = Radeon ATI Radeon HD 2600
 +
|minGPU3  =
 +
|minVRAM  =
 +
|minOGL  =
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
 +
|minSM    =
 +
|minaudio =
 +
|mincont  =
 +
|minother =  
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 +
|recCPU2  =
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recGPU2  =
 +
|recGPU3  =
 +
|recVRAM  =
 +
|recOGL  =
 +
|recDX    =
 +
|recSM    =
 +
|recaudio =
 +
|reccont  =
 +
|recother =
 +
|notes    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 00:35, 19 February 2020

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Yar's Revenge
Yar's Revenge cover
Developers
Killspace Entertainment
Publishers
Atari
Engines
Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows April 28, 2011
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Yar's Revenge on MobyGames
Yar's Revenge on Wikipedia

Key points

Limited settings.
Frame rate is capped at 35 FPS by default. See High frame rate to raise it.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 Can be played without Steam.[1]
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\win32\AppSettings.ini[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\win32\Config.ini[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/99120/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\win32\savegame.svg[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/99120/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Modify AppSettings.ini[2]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open AppSettings.ini with a text editor (e.g. Notepad).
  3. Find the line Fullscreen and set this to 0 to run the game in windowed mode.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Modify AppSettings.ini[2]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open AppSettings.ini with a text editor (e.g. Notepad).
  3. Find the line VSync and set this to 1 to enable Vsync.

High frame rate

Raise the frame rate cap[3]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Config.ini with a text editor (e.g. Notepad).
  3. Find the line MaxFrameRate and raise its value.

Notes

Increasing the frame rate cap above your display's refresh rate can negatively impact mouse control.[4]

Input settings

Control settings.
Control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Requires two controllers.
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
AMD Athlon X2 4400
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600
Radeon ATI Radeon HD 2600
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-02-18
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-02-18
  3. ↑ 60 fps - Steam Community Disucssions - last accessed on 2020-02-18
  4. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-02-18
    Attempted to raise the frame-rate cap to 120 FPS on a 60Hz display caused mouse cursor movement to move slowly whereas mouse movement worked fine at 60 FPS. Cannot be certain if this is true for 120Hz displays with a 120 FPS cap.